I hate drag. It’s extremely uncomfortable. It’s awful. I’m in a full corset and pads and giant wigs.
TRIXIE MATTELI’m like the Justin Bieber of the drag world.
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My favorite drag queens are Tammie Brown and Katya, so I like my drag queens a little left of sanity.
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Whatever is underneath all the drag, it actually doesn’t really matter. It kind of just matters, are you a great entertainer? And are you nice to work with? Are you good at your job?
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I’m like the Justin Bieber of the drag world.
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I don’t really like club music or hip hop or electronic music at all. I’m like an old person.
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Drag Race’ doesn’t claim to represent drag as a whole. ‘Drag Race’ is a reality show. If you see real drag shows, we just do drag and respect each other’s art and who your real identity is – name, gender, hair color, anything.
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I’ve always said drag queens are like Swiss Army knives. Most come from having to take $50-a-show pay and doing their own costume, wig, music and jokes.
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Out of drag, I’m a white guy with a guitar, which isn’t special. There are a million white guys with guitars. But being a drag queen with a guitar is a lot more commanding.
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I remember being obsessed with Christina Aguilera’s ‘Stripped.’ That was her peak, and she is such an amazing singer. Plus, I was a little gay boy, and the music video for ‘Beautiful’ existed, so obviously I was affected.
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I’m not a competitor by nature, and I’m certainly not used to being evaluated.
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I’m very business-minded. I think that’s something that sets me aside from other drag queens.
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I love John Denver. Townes Van Zandt is one of my all-time favorites.
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I think the perception of audiences that love folk and country is they’re perceived to be more closed-minded than they really are.
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My grandpa was a country singer, and I started learning guitar from him, just at the kitchen table when I was younger, and I got really into it.
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I love that drag is a way for people to vacation in the gay nightlife, but… it’s quite a different experience to perform for a gay audience than a straight audience.
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In the real world, people go against my beliefs all the time, and I don’t make it my place to – like, I’m not super confrontational.
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